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Object Number
2002.19.3
Display Title
Finger knife
Descriptions
Object Description
Finger knife; small round blade with finger loop; upper portion of blade wrapped with copper wire
Inventory Description
Knife, round, sharpened blade, loop for finger, copper(?) wire
Classification
- Knife
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1972 or earlier
Culture
- Masai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Kenya
Materials
Iron, Copper, Steel
Dimensions
Overall: 10.2 x 7 x 1.2 cm (4 x 2 3/4 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2002.19.3
Credit Line
Gift of Edna Homa Hunt
Provenance
Donor
Edna Homa Hunt
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